Category: Editing

Orenda Books goes from strength to strength. Over the past few months I’ve worked on a selection of titles from Orenda’s crime and literary fiction list for spring 2017. Some of my highlights include: Sealskin by Su Bristow. A retelling of the selkie myth, Sealskin is a beautifully lyrical and delicately nuanced novel about redemption, community and the blurred lines between […]

This summer, with Orenda Books publisher Karen Sullivan away in her native Canada, then piloting her various authors through their events at the Edinburgh Book Festival, I spent quite a bit of time looking after the Orenda shop. Three books I saw through the editorial and production process to the printers were: A Suitable Lie, Michael J Malone’s subtle and shocking investigation of […]

Earlier this year I had the great pleasure to copyedit and proofread the publication, Findings on Light. Part of the the Atlas of Creative Thinking — a project developed by the Pars Foundation — this highly original book brings together fifty contributions by poets, artists, scientists and thinkers, all discussing an aspect of light. Edited by the poet Astrid Alben […]

The past few months have been busy at Orenda Books. I’ve been beavering away, helping Karen Sullivan edit, proofread and grow her list of literary and crime fiction titles. Here’s a selection of books I’ve been working on over the past few months: Paul E. Hardisty’s Evolution of Fear, his second environmental thriller featuring Claymore Straker. Amanda Jennings’ In Her Wake, […]

Jihadi: A Love Story by Yusuf Toropov. Published by Orenda Books. When Karen Sullivan first sent me the manuscript of Yusuf Toropov’s urgent, experimental, thoughtful novel, I was intrigued. A few pages in, I found myself bamboozled. A few more and I was fascinated. Then awed by the writing. Then unsure what I was being encouraged to think. But finally […]

Over the past few months I’ve had the pleasure of copyediting several non-fiction titles for Yale University Press’s London office. Among the fascinating books I’ve worked are the following: Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer by Scott H. Hendrix Cursed Legacy: The Tragic Life of Klaus Mann Other titles I’ve copyedited are forthcoming…

I’ve been working with Karen Sullivan at Orenda Books for a year now, providing editorial support for her range of literary and crime titles. The latest batch of books I’ve worked on are now available in ebook. Nightblind by Ragnar Jónasson (translated by Quentin Bates) (also out now in paperback) The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas by David […]

My work for Karen Sullivan at Orenda Books continues. Orenda is going from strength to strength, and I’m proud to have edited and proofread the bestselling Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson, Gunnar Staalesen’s We Shall Inherit the Wind, and the upcoming The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto. I’m also reading through manuscripts and working on new books with Karen – all will […]

I was a key contributor to literary content agency, Tibor Jones‘s team novel project, A Bicycle in Amsterdam. The novel was conceived by Tibor Jones Creative Director, Kevin Conroy Scott. A contemporary coming-of-age story A Bicycle in Amsterdam follows 18-year-old Edith to Amsterdam where she attempts to unravel the mysterious past of her father, enigmatic artist, Edward Frank. In collaboration with Kevin, a […]

I am currently working with the inimitable Karen Sullivan (formerly Editor at Arcadia) at her new press, Orenda Books. Orenda launches this spring and has two titles already available as ebooks: The Abrupt Physics of Dying, by Paul Hardisty, and The Last Days of Disco by David Ross. Karen plans half her titles to be translations. Sample six of her […]